um there was a staff report and director of community investments, denise pate reported on the arts exchange held on february 1st, 2024, and coast, hosted by sfac and gerbode foundation. this event provided opportunity for arts funders to gather, to share ideas and network. 26 attendees representing 14 funding agencies were present. director pate also introduced the team's new program. officer jen atwood, who will manage the san francisco's artist grant category. art vendor market, and art vendor advisory committee. me jen comes from the mass humanities program in northampton, massachusetts and starts us. she started on february 20th. director pate noted that the open program associate position received 370 applications in reviews are in progress, and the team hopes to have a program associates start in late march, and the cultural services allocation plan. the csab community engagement process is moving forward. several open houses with community partners were held this month, as mentioned by director remington and the ccep will guide the next five years of funding for the arts impact endow